Article and discussion on the Trans Pacific Partnersip (TTP) agreement  by Duncan Roden; A meeting of trade ministers in Honolulu, Hawaii, over July 28 to 31, failed to reach final agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade deal;  https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/59717

Article and discussion on foriegn intervention in the Syrian crisis by Tony Iltis. Russia followed the lead of Western powers on September 30 and began direct military intervention in Syria – using the same form (air strikes) and the same declared enemy, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria;  https://www.greenleft.org.au//6029node1

Article and discussion on climate change by Kathy Fairfax. While the whole globe — from polar regions to the equator — has experienced record-breaking high temperatures, a small part of the Earth has experienced the opposite. Scientists say both are indications of the dangerous affects of climate change; https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/60264

Zane Alcorn Interviews John Rainford on when the Australian Workers Union (AWU) delegates and officials met with BlueScope Steel company representatives to negotiate a new agreement for the workforce at Port Kembla, they received not an offer but an ultimatum: agree to 500 workers being retrenched or the steelworks will be shut down with the loss of 5000 jobs; https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/60322